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Household of Elizabeth Dobson (born 1798, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Elizabeth Dobson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Dobson, born in 1798 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Hannah S (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Edward J (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Other, Eleanor (born 1838 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth's Son Of Above, John H (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth's Lodger, Charles E (born 1848 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England), Elizabeth's Lodger, Jane Agnes (born 1846 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth's Lodger, Elizabeth M (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth's Lodger Nurse, Mary Ann (born 1844 in Jersey, Channel Islands) and Elizabeth's Boarder, William G (born 1856 in Caernarvonshire, Wales).


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Elizabeth Dobson's household

Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Head
Female

Eleanor

Dobson

Other
Male

John H

Dobson

Son Of Above
Female

Hannah S

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Edward J

Dobson

Son
Male

Charles E

Whalley

Lodger
Female

Jane Agnes

Whalley

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth M

Whalley

Lodger
Female

Mary Ann

Gaudin

Lodger Nurse
Male

William G

Davies

Boarder
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 83
Birth year 1798
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Dobson

Head

Widow

83

1798

Preston, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Dobson

Other

Widow

43

1838

Preston, Lancashire, England

John H

Dobson

Son Of Above

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Hannah S

Dobson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Dobson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edward J

Dobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Charles E

Whalley

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Jane Agnes

Whalley

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth M

Whalley

Lodger

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Gaudin

Lodger Nurse

Single

37

1844

Jersey, Channel Islands

William G

Davies

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Caernarvonshire, Wales

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